James Speed (Australian politician)

James Speed
Black and white photograph of man with moustache
Speed c. 1897
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
In office
29 August 1900 – 21 May 1902
ConstituencyMetropolitan-Suburban Province
Personal details
Born10 August 1856
Wanganui, Wellington Province, New Zealand
Died9 July 1925
Paris, France
Resting placeKarrakatta Cemetery
OccupationLawyer

James Montgomery Speed was a politician who was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (upper house) for the Metropolitan-Suburban Province from 29 August 1900 to 21 May 1902. He was not elected as a member of any political party, but was a delegate from the Parliamentary Labor Party to the August 1901 Labor Congress. He was also a cricketer, and played in four first-class matches for Wellington from 1877 to 1880.